Snowplow attachment for toys



March 28, 1944. p E E (:QDERRE 2,345,460

SNOWPLOW ATTACHMENT FOR TOYS Filed NOV. 7, 1942 INVENTOR.

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3 Claims.

My invention relates to improvements in snow plow attachments for toys, and more particularly to snow plows for detachable connection with toys, such as foot peddling sleds, push sleds, boys sleds, and the like; and the objects of my improvement are, first, to provide a snow plow attachment of this character which will make children enjoy running the plow over sidewalks, paths, etc. while playing, and watching the manner in which the plow diverts the snow to each side; second, the production of a device of this character which is light in weight and consists of only a few simple parts, but durable and well adapted to withstand the rough usage to which such devices are usually subjected; and third, to alford facilities for the ready adaption of the snow plow from one toy to another.

In the drawing,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my device attached to a foot peddling sled; Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of my device attached to a foot peddling sled; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of my device attached to a toy engine push sled; Fig. 4 is a side elevation of my device attached to an ordinary push sled; Fig. 5 is a side elevation of my device attached to a boys sled; and Fig. 6 is a bottom plan view of my device attached to a boys sled partially broken away.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several parts.

My snow plow attachment comprises a pair of wings or blades I, which are of symmetrical form and which may be made of relatively light sheet steel, of wood, or of any other suitable material; a rib 2 secured to the wings I by welding or in any other suitable manner and holding the wings I in angular relation to each other; runners 3 secured to the lower edges 4 of the wings at the rear end; and a runner 5 secured to the front part of the bottom edges 4. The runners 3 and 5 facilitate the sliding of the plow in the snow. Each wing I is provided with an aperture 6 through which a thumb screw or a screw I with a wing nut 8 passes, to connect the wing to an arm which is secured to the toy.

Two arms, each of which connects a wing I to one side of the toy, are the only parts the design of which differs slightly according to the toy to which the wings are to be attached; whereas all other parts of my snow plow attachment are the same for its use with any of the toys described herein. However, the characteristic feature of the arms, namely that they are primarily flat and have a part 9 which is bent downwardly so as to fit against the back surfaces of the respective wings I, is the same for all arms used in connection with the different toys. It is, therefore, only the rear part of the connecting arms which differs. The arms I0, for instance, which connect the wings I to a cross bar II of a foot peddling sled (Figs. 1 and 2) are provided with apertures I2 through which pass screws or rivets I I to secure the arms III to the cross bar II.

If one set of wings I is used interchangeably with different toys, I prefer to leave the arms permanently on the toys so that a child has to manipulate only the thumb screws or the wing nuts 8 in order to transfer the wings from one toy to another.

In the case of an engine push sled (Fig. 3) or of an ordinary push sled (Fig. 4), I prefer to secure the arms I5 directly to the runner I6 of the sled or to make the arms I5 as a unit with the runners I6.

In the case of a boys sled (Figs. 5 and 6), I prefer to make the parts ll of the arms I8 long and narrow so that they can extend over the cross pieces I9, 20, and 2| of the sled and to provide their rear ends with clamps 22 to secure them to the cross piece 2I at the rear of the sled. Each clamp 22 may be provided with a thumb screw or with a screw 23 and a wing nut 24 to tighten the clamp around the crosspiece 2 I.

The wings I may also be provided with rings 25 as illustrated in Figs. 4, 5, and 6, so that the toy and the snow plow can be pulled by a rope 21 (Fig. 4), a chain or the like.

While there has been shown and described and pointed out the fundamental nove1 features of the invention as applied to only four modifications, it will be understood that various omissions and substitutions and changes in the form and details of the device illustrated and in its operation may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention. It is the intention, therefore, to be limited only as indicated by the scope of the following claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A snow plow attachment for toy sleds comprising a pair of light-weight curved wings in angular relation to each other; two fiat arms the front ends of which are bent downwardly so as to fit against the back surfaces of the respective wings, and the rear ends of which are adapted to be secured to the toy sled; a thumb screw extending through each wing and through each front end of said arms, connecting each wing to one of said arms; and three rectangularly bent rods secured to the lower edges of said wings and adapted to facilitate the sliding of th plow on the ground, substantially as described.

2. A snow plow attachment for toy foot pedalling sleds comprising a pair of light-weight curved wings in angular relation to each other; two flat arms the front ends of which are bent downwardly so as to fit against the back surfaces of the respective wings and the rear ends of which are adapted to be secured to a cross piece of the toy foot pedalling sled; a thumb sc'rew extending through each wing and through each front end of said arms, connecting each wing to one of said arms; and three rectangularly bent rods secured to the lower edges of said wings and adapted to facilitate the sliding of the plow on the ground, substantialy as described.

3. A snow plow attachment for toy boys sleds comprising a pair of light-weight curved wings in angular relation to each other; two flat arms the front ends of which are bent downwardly so as to fit against the back surfaces of the respective Wings and the rear ends of which are adapted to extend over the cross pieces of the sled on either side and to be clamped on the cross piece of the rear end of the sled; a ring hinged to the outer side of each wing; a thumb screw, extending through each wing and through each front end of said arms, connecting each wing to one of said arms; and three rectangularly bent rods secured to the lower edges of said wings and adapted to facilitate the sliding of the plow on the ground, substantialy as described.

PATRICK E. E. CODERRE. 

